You can look into Perfect Health Diet – Jaminet, to see if it fits you.
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/the-diet/

Generally speaking, if you are eating 80% healthy / natural foods (fruits, resistant starch (potatoes, rice) included), at the end of the day, if you lose / gain will depend also on the total calories you eat. You can gain weight in ANY diet you choose, if you eat more than your body needs (your TDEE).

If you do not like counting calories, to be sure that on a weekly basis you have a caloric deficit of 3.500-4.000 calories / week, to lose around 2 kg / month, you can try what you feel it’s doable for you:
– lower your portions with 20% or
– eat only 2 meals a day, in a maximum 6 hours interval or
– 5 days a week eat as you eat now (3 meals – maintaining), 2 days eat only one meal. (5:2 diet)

I watched “What’s the Right Diet for You” today. Great find!

I can be emotional eating sometimes. I need to find better ways.

Hi Wagner:

The Med diet is not necessarily a weight loss diet – it is a generic diet (like high fat/low carb) that will have you eating a certain group of food types and not others.

5:2 is a calorie based diet, not a food type based diet. So you can eat anything you want on 5:2 as long as you stay within the calorie guidelines (5/600 or less on diet days, TDEE or below on non-diet days). So you can eat a Med diet while following 5:2.

Good Luck!

As an author, practitioner and trainer in hypnotherapy I have found this to be a powerful tool to help emotional eaters which I believe to be the most common reasons for ever eating. Once the emotional issues are resolved being in control of eating is easy

Did the test & I’m mainly a feaster with constant craving tendencies. I have a sweet tooth, which I long ago realized can only be controlled by avoiding sugary foods, etc. If I have one donut I’ll want 5 more/will crave sugar for a while. I also tend to eat until I’m stuffed – combat by portion control, slowing down & eating bulky lo-cal foods.

So, watched the series. Science part was interesting. I realize it was a reality show but found some of the “gymicks” counter productive, and some of the “definitive statements” open to question.
First – gymicks. Did they really have to give people 700 kcal slices of cake to prove that you eat more if you think the food has fewer calories? For those that didn’t see it; 1 group told 200 kcal/slice, other told truth. First group ate more – duh! I would have gone into a sugar crave if that happened to me. IAC, they could have used a more appropriate food for people trying to lose weight – something a bit healthier perhaps? In general, I found the foods they used for their “tests” inappropriate (cheese burgers, all fried breakfast, cake) but that’s just me – not sure what I should expect from a “reality show”.
Second – statements such as “75% of successful dieters eat breakfast”! Really, says who? Where does that stat come from? I’ve read articles, research based, which show that you shouldn’t eat until you’re hungry/eating breakfast just because you’re supposed to can boost your total caloric intake for the days for many, if not a majority of people. Again, I’m likely too picky but things like that make me question everything that the show is attempting to achieve.

I have been doing 5.2 for almost 2 years now. I have also tried every diet known to man over the past 50 years. I have reduced 25kg and still losing ….very slowly now but it is the only eating plan I have ever discovered that I know I can continue for life. I have also found a great support group through this program…Thanks Michael.

Hi, Newb here 8)

My names Jay and I joined the forum today but I had maybe a different idea about this diet…

What if you’re, like me, happy with your weight but would like to eat a bit healthier and exercise more routinely?

Is there a version of Fast Diet for me?

Thanks everybody

Give me a break. You freeze dry adipose cells? What a load of bollocks.

Let me guess, that was research paid for by the food industry, right?
Daft thing to post on a site about the proven benefits of fasting!

You got the water part right anyway.

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keep it simple

drink in moderation, lots of water to keep me fit

Hi everyone I have now been on the 5:2 diet now for about 3 years! Initially losing 30kg in about 20 weeks! I’ve generally maintained my weight over these 3 years by exercising (as far as possible) by walking to the shops to do my shopping on a daily basis, only buying food that I need! I avoid all snack foods particularly also processed foods! And I always ‘remember’ everything I buy (food wise) I will eat! So I avoid them! e.g. sweets, biscuits, nuts & milk chocolate! I do allow myself 1 sq of dark chocolate per day (75% cocoa)!
When (after Christmas) I found I’ve put on weight I go back to 5:2 for a couple of weeks!
I am now 77, that is 35 years old but with 42 years experience; and they say experience ‘counts’! My blood pressure is normally in the region of 118/68 my glucose levels are about 5.5 my pulse about 52 (when sedentary)!
I try and do a Spinning session 1 a week of HIIT training (High Intensity Interval Training) getting my pulse rate up to about 155 within 30 seconds & letting it subside in 90 seconds! I do this 10 times; i.e. a total of 20 minutes!
The 5:2 diet is in my opinion the ‘silver bullet’!
Thank you Michael for your life changing diet!
Success everyone!

very helpful.

It all depends on your body really and the person you are. For me, I can say the best diet for myself is a extremely low gluten, dairy free diet.

In my opinion, the best diet is a low-carbohydrate diet.
A strict low-carbohydrate diet is a diet that limits carbohydrate intake. High-carbohydrate foods (e.g., sugar, bread, pasta) are restricted, and special attention is paid to low-carbohydrate foods. The goal of a low-carbohydrate diet is to reduce the number of grams of carbs consumed each day so that the body begins to use stored fat as its primary energy source. Most low-carbohydrate diets promote weight loss and improve blood lipid levels.

Actually, I am not on a diet now, it does not suit me at all

I do the 5-2 diet and lost 3 stone. I stopped doing it and I put a fair bit back on. I am 21 stone now so need to lose weight. My knees have gone and I need me ones but no chance of getting them. My GP said if I can walk a mile then I’ll never get knee replacement surgery.

I used bioled eggs in the morning but can i use figs in my diet at some day time?

Michael’s summary of the Horizon special, “What’s the Right Diet for You,” highlights innovative approaches to weight loss based on genetic predispositions. The program’s focus on personalized diets for different “tribes” offers insights into effective strategies. Michael’s acknowledgment of the psychological aspect underscores the importance of support in achieving dietary success.